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Bible Names and their Meanings - Bible Quizzes and Puzzles

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<strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Names</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>their</strong> <strong>Meanings</strong><br />

1: Who was blessed with laughter when her son<br />

was born, <strong>and</strong> named him accordingly?<br />

Sarah<br />

Rachel<br />

Leah<br />

Rebekah<br />

2: What does the name “Adam” mean?<br />

Man, or blue sky<br />

Man, or red earth<br />

Man, or green grass<br />

Man, or rocks of the earth<br />

3: When Naomi returned to Bethlehem, to what<br />

name, meaning “bitterness”, did she change her<br />

name?<br />

Sarah<br />

Mary<br />

Hannah<br />

Mara<br />

4: Whose name means “my judge is God”?<br />

Samuel<br />

Daniel<br />

Ezekiel<br />

Jaaziel<br />

5: Which of Jesus’ titles means “the anointed”?<br />

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6: What does the name “Elisha” mean?<br />

My God is faithful<br />

My God is salvation<br />

My God is king<br />

My God is joyful<br />

7: Which disciple’s name means “manly”?<br />

Peter<br />

James<br />

Andrew<br />

Matthew<br />

8: Which man’s name changed from meaning<br />

“requested” to meaning “little”?<br />

Abraham<br />

Jacob<br />

Peter<br />

Paul<br />

9: What does the prefi x “Bar” mean in a name?<br />

Son of<br />

House of<br />

Tree of<br />

Light of<br />

10: Which king had a name which means<br />

“healer”?<br />

Lord<br />

Jesus<br />

Emmanuel<br />

Christ<br />

Josiah<br />

Asa<br />

Soloman<br />

Jereboam


11: Who was drawn out of the water, <strong>and</strong> named<br />

accordingly?<br />

16: Which foreign god had a name which<br />

translated as “fi sh god”?<br />

Esau<br />

Aaron<br />

Joshua<br />

Moses<br />

Baal<br />

Diana<br />

Asherah<br />

Dagon<br />

12: Mary, is the equivalent of which Hebrew<br />

name?<br />

Maralah<br />

Merab<br />

Miriam<br />

Michal<br />

13: What is the meaning of both Dorcas <strong>and</strong><br />

Tabitha?<br />

Gazelle<br />

Deer<br />

Fawn<br />

Doe<br />

14: Which one of Jacob’s many sons did he<br />

name “let him add”?<br />

Judah<br />

Issachar<br />

Joseph<br />

Gad<br />

17: What does the name Timothy mean?<br />

Honouring God<br />

Praising God<br />

Rejoicing in God<br />

Saved by God<br />

18: Which person, who hid <strong>their</strong> true identity, had<br />

a name refl ecting this?<br />

Sarah<br />

Jacob<br />

Esther<br />

Paul<br />

19: Which judge had a name meaning “the cutter<br />

down”?<br />

Samson<br />

Gideon<br />

Jephthah<br />

Barak<br />

15: Which prophet’s name means “dove”?<br />

20: What appropriate meaning does “Job” have?<br />

Nahum<br />

Jonah<br />

Zechariah<br />

Hosea<br />

Sufferer<br />

He who loses all<br />

No comfort<br />

The cry of woe


Answers<br />

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